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Fighting Knife

Just got back from my local "bootsale". Bought a few bits and pieces but this is my buy of the day. I don't think its military i think some form of fighting knife? Its Marked Manhattan Cutlery Co. Any ideas as i've never come across this maker before?

Re: Fighting Knife

Hi Edelweiss,, the information that i can gather is that this company has been around since the late 1800s. Mostly producing pocket knives and Straight razors. There are some examples such as the pen knife shown below to be made in post war Germany,, as you can see in one of the photos were the word Germany is visible. As far as collectibility it would depend if there was a market for them..but IMO a good quality product from an Old producer. I do not think there was any war affiliation that I know of. Regards Larry

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Re: Fighting Knife

It's a spearpoint bowie type knife popular in the late 19th-early 20th century with a bone handle. The 'Manhattan Cutlery Co.' was a trademark of Boker of Solingen from 1868-1919. Not to be confused with the 'Manhattan Cutlery Co. Sheffield.' who were a British company owned by J.M. Watts around the same time, although they may have been importers/agents for Boker I guess as the coincidence seems logical?

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